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The UNT Dallas STEM building on a cloudy day. The building has a large brick base, with glass doors and windows in the middle. The top of the building is mostly glass windows with large geometric lighting fixtures visible from the outside. There are two large metal support pillars in front of the brick part of the building holding up part of the upper levels that extends beyond the brick base. The words "STEM building" are attached to the side of the building with the number "7420" underneath them.

UNT Dallas hopes to strengthen health workforce with new STEM facility, programs

Abigail Ruhman

The UNT Dallas campus in southern Dallas has a new addition: a 120,200-square-foot STEM building. The university said the new space, along with new programs and partnerships with UNT Health in Fort Worth, will expand capacity to train students in the health care and science workforce pipeline. The goal is to address workforce shortages in Dallas and beyond.

Dr. Gurel says House Bill 2038 can help ease the doctor shortage in Texas, but it doesn't address the real problem of too few residency slots.

Health & Wellness

Why a new law to bring more doctors to Texas may not solve the physician shortage

Sam Baker

House Bill 2038 allows certain international medical graduates to help ease a physician shortage. But a North Texas doctor doesn't believe that addresses the real cause of the shortage.

A construction worker uses a telehandler to pick up cargo on July 10, 2023 at the site of the TCU Burnett School of Medicine, 1200 W Rosedale St., in Fort Worth.

Business/Economy

TCU medical school could bring an annual economic impact of $4 billion to Fort Worth

Juan Salinas II | Fort Worth Report

TCU鈥檚 Burnett School of Medicine promises a new chapter of economic growth in Fort Worth, according to officials.

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Medical Students